In 2017, La Grande, OR had a population of 25.8k people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of $46,228. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of La Grande, OR grew from 25,758 to 25,810, a 0.202% increase and its median household income grew from $45,564 to $46,228, a 1.46% increase.

The population of La Grande, OR is 89.3% White Alone, 4.58% Hispanic or Latino, and 2.31% Two or More Races. 5.26% of the people in La Grande, OR speak a non-English language, and 97.3% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in La Grande, OR is $172,100, and the homeownership rate is 63.3%. Most people in La Grande, OR commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in La Grande, OR is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in La Grande, OR is $46,228. Males in La Grande, OR have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,053. The income inequality in La Grande, OR (measured using the Gini index) is 0.469, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in La Grande, OR have a median annual income of $46,228, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $45,564 in 2016, which represents a 1.46% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in La Grande, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2017 the GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Grande, OR (4.37k out of 25k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Grande, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in La Grande, OR grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 11.1k employees to 11.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Grande, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,706 people), Sales & Related Occupations (990 people), and Management Occupations (923 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Grande, OR.

The most common jobs held by residents of La Grande, OR, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,706 people), Sales & Related Occupations (990 people), and Management Occupations (923 people).

Compared to other msas, La Grande, OR has an unusually high number of residents working as Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (5.49 times higher than expected), Personal Care & Service Occupations (1.78 times), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (1.7 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in La Grande, OR grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 11.1k employees to 11.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Grande, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,942 people), Retail Trade (1,252 people), and Manufacturing (1,167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Grande, OR, though some of these residents may live in La Grande, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Compared to other msas, La Grande, OR has an unusually high number of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (5.5 times higher than expected), Public Administration (1.45 times), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (1.37 times) industries.

90.6% of the population of La Grande, OR has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 2.05% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the msa of La Grande, OR was $8,044 in 2014. This is a 7.73% increase from the previous year ($7,467).

Primary care physicians in La Grande, OR see 1070 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.187% increase from the previous year (1068 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1272 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 226 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Crook County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.2%). Additionally, Linn County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (35.6%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in La Grande, OR was 39.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 40, were generally older than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 36. But people in La Grande, OR are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all La Grande, OR residents was 40.

As of 2017, 3.91% of La Grande, OR residents were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Grande, OR was 3.59%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in La Grande, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of La Grande, OR was Mexico, the natal country of 146,430 La Grande, OR residents, followed by Vietnam with 21,288 and China with 20,489.

As of 2017, 97.3% of La Grande, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in La Grande, OR was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in La Grande, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 19.5 times more White Alone residents (23.1k people) in La Grande, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.18k Hispanic or Latino and 596 Two or More Races residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in La Grande, OR as a share of the total population.

5.26% of La Grande, OR citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in La Grande, OR was Spanish or Spanish Creole. 3.07% of the overall population of La Grande, OR are native Spanish or Spanish Creole speakers. 0.834% speak Other Pacific Island Languages and 0.268% speak Spanish or Spanish Creole, the next two most common languages.

In 2016 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in La Grande, OR were to White students. These 696 degrees mean that there were 10.1 times more White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 69 degrees awarded.

The median property value in La Grande, OR was $172,100 in 2017, which is 0.791 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $170,500 to $172,100, a 0.938% increase. The homeownership rate in La Grande, OR is 63.3%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in La Grande, OR have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in La Grande, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,228

Median Household Income

± $1,934

10.3k

Number of Households

± 510

In 2017, the median household income of the 10.3k households in La Grande, OR grew to $46,228 from the previous year's value of $45,564.

The following chart displays the households in La Grande, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2017, the median property value in La Grande, OR grew to to $172,100 from the previous year's value of $170,500.

The following charts display, first, the property values in La Grande, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Grande, OR the largest share of households have a property value in the $200k - $250k range.

This chart shows the households in La Grande, OR distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Grande, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The following chart displays the households in La Grande, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Grande, OR have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in La Grande, OR have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 2.57% of the workforce in La Grande, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Grande, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.